SOPAIPILLAS

The first time I ate these little hollow pillows of delight was at Poncho's Mexican Restaurant. Mom and I loved that place and ate there often. My fave way to eat these is with butter and honey..  And best of all, they are so easy to make and well worth your effort. ENJOY!


2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp  baking powder
1 tsp  salt
2 Tbs vegetable shortening
3/4 cup  cold water
Oil for deep frying
Powdered sugar and cinnamon for dusting, Or Serve with Butter and Honey while hot..

Sift the dry ingredients together. Cut in the shortening with fork until the mixture is the texture of cornmeal. Add the water gradually to form a dough. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Roll as thin as possible and cut into 3-inch squares. Fry in hot (375F ) oil until puffed and golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels and dust with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Makes about 20